This contest is open to everyone, it's both a weekly and a season-long contest. Stakes are bragging rights.

Each week I will tabulate and post the scores for the previous week's contest, as well as the cumulative season standings for those who have played every week. As a one-time allowance for computer problems, forgetfulness, or whatever, one week can be missed and will be assigned that week's average score.

Scoring:
Your score is the COMBINED deviation of your predicted score for the Pats and opponents REGARDLESS OF DIRECTION. For example, if you predict Patriots 31 Texans 24 your score is how many points off of 31 the Pats are (over or under does not matter) PLUS how many points off of 24 the Texans are (over or under again does not matter). Game winner does not matter. Lowest score wins.

You may change your prediction at any time before kickoff, either by editing your original post or by adding a new one. Predictions made in other threads don't count unless they were clearly meant for this contest but were posted elsewhere by mistake. Please keep this thread to predictions only, no back-and-forth discussion of the game. A short comment explaining your pick is OK.

Pats 35 - Texans 31. Pats score a 4th quarter TD with about 3 minutes left. The Texans get the ball back, we all groan that our D will fold like it usually does in that situation, and they surprise us with a fumble recovery or 4th down stop. We take 2 minutes enjoying it here on the board, then start agonizing over Brady's record in Denver.

A much closer game then the first as the texans come to play and don't care about giving NE fans heart failure. That 9 point spread is way to high but in the end the Pats do just enough to win. Foster and Andre get their stats but don't make the crucial game changing plays needed
Pats 31 Texans 27